The Groove

The greatest albums of all time

108,862 albums ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Harvest

Neil Young · Warner Bros. Records · 1972

2,621.940

Why this number?

The full board · page 719

17233 The Crossing Paul Young · Columbia · 1993 50.700

17234

Dominion Kamelot · Noise Records · 1997 50.700

17235 Killing Ground Saxon · Steamhammer · 2001 50.700

17236

Vulnerable Tricky · Anti‐ · 2003 50.700

17237 Micro Mundo Argenis Brito · 2007 50.700

17238 The BQE Sufjan Stevens · Asthmatic Kitty Records · 2009 50.700

17239 Lô Borges Lô Borges · EMI · 1972 50.668

17240 Radioland Stephan Mathieu · Die Schachtel · 2008 50.668

17241 Let Me Party With You Bunny Sigler · Gold Mind · 1977 50.630

17242 Outside Looking In Jimmy McGriff · 1978 50.630

17243 The South Coast of Texas Guy Clark · Warner Bros. Records · 1981 50.630

17244 Hot and Nasty Saint Tropez · 1982 50.630

17245 Care Shriekback · Y Records · 1983 50.630

17246 Scherben Ton Steine Scherben · David Volksmund Produktion · 1983 50.630

17247 Danger Zone Sinner · Noise Records · 1984 50.630

17248 Intifaxa Muslimgauze · Extreme · 1990 50.630

17249 White Noise Cop Shoot Cop · Big Cat Records · 1991 50.630

17250 Psychoburbia Dance or Die · Machinery Records · 1992 50.630

17251

Mental Modulator Der Dritte Raum · Harthouse · 1994 50.630

17252 Headsex Technohead · Mokum Records · 1995 50.630

17253 Viridian Viridian · 1996 50.630

17254 Technoir Funk D’Void · Soma Records · 1997 50.630

17255 Field Manual BOMB20 · 1998 50.630

17256 Metallic Blue Steelhouse Lane · Bareknuckle · 1998 50.630